Columbus, Ohio, United States
As a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist, my healthcare journey has led me to Myomo, Inc, where our team is revolutionizing upper extremity rehabilitation after stroke or spinal cord injury.
I run the social media accounts for Braised and Broiled, creating short-form video content, engaging the online community, and assisting with online marketing to increase overall sales. Within 6-months of posting 2-4x/month, we grew the business page from 300 to over 1,200 followers. The majority of our posts have 4,000 views but we've had videos go "viral" reaching 20,000 views. "Braised and Broiled" started as a cookbook Joseph and I made for our wedding favor - the story of us told through a compilation of recipes and funny anecdotes. Just like our relationship, Braised and Broiled evolved - into a whole community, participatory dining experiences, and cooking classes. Now, Joseph uses his Masters in Dietetics and his science background to support those with food allergies and dietary restrictions. Braised and Broiled is currently a 100% gluten-free (CELIAC SAFE!!) and dairy-free cottage bakery.
FOX Rehabilitation is a healthcare company that provides outpatient-level PT, OT, and SLP in the home. We often describe ourselves as therapists who specialize in "geriatric house-calls". My clinical expertise has allowed me to treat a wide-range of ages (20-100+ years old!) and diagnoses. In my role, I've had the incredible opportunity to hone my skillset working with individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease/other dementias. FOX Rehabilitation has allowed me to demonstrate my non-clinical skills as well. Through organized marketing, networking, and community engagement events, I have found I thrive when engaging in meaningful interactions with leadership of senior living communities, sales representatives and clinical educators, additional stakeholders in geriatric and neurologic care, patients and their families. My favorite aspect of FOX Rehabilitation is the variety of tasks that are part of my weekly and monthly routine. In particular, I love hosting virtual education opportunities for physical therapy students. The class comes along with me in a treatment session with one of my established patients. My patients adore having an opportunity enhancing the educational experience of future healthcare providers. The most common feedback I receive after these events is that my humor and passion for the topic being discussed makes my sessions educational, engaging, and entertaining.
National HealthCare Corporation is a company with skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and independent living facilities in 8 states in the south. While working with the Regional Rehabilitation Manager, I developed a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment to be provided for community dwelling older adults to calculate risk for falls and educate on interventions/next steps. Using my education skills, I created a preliminary outline for a general vestibular competency to facilitate NHC PTs to differentiate peripheral vs central conditions. NHC connected me with consultation opportunities with physical therapists in various rehab sites to assist with vestibular evaluations and differential diagnosis.
Received 1:1 mentorship consistently throughout residency to ensure development of clinical expertise, emphasizing evidenced-based practice, education on rare diagnoses, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Completed rotations through the continuum of care: o Acute care at Riverside Methodist Hospital (Level II Trauma Center & Comprehensive Stroke Center) – neurologic specific floors including Neuro ICU, step-down unit, stroke-specific floor, and a generalized neuro unit. Special interest in pre/post evaluations for normal-pressure hydrocephalus and acute care vestibular assessment. o Inpatient rehab at OhioHealth Rehabilitation Hospital in partnership with Select Medical – emphasis on SCI and ABI with inclusion of CVA diagnoses. Special interest in family training and patient education. o Outpatient care at Upper Arlington and Eastside Outpatient Neurologic Rehabilitation – targeted modules to hone evaluation, treatment, and clinical decision-making skills in brain injury, neurodegenerative, and vestibular populations. Special interest in outpatient SCI.